We’ve just launched a brand-new charter to champion good practice in youth volunteering and social action in Wales!

The Youth
Volunteering and Social Action Charter sets out a number
of commitments encouraging organisations to provide the best
possible social action and volunteering experiences for young
people. The charter also outlines expectations for young people
that take part in these experiences.

How the charter was created The charter was developed by The Welsh Centre for
International Affairs on behalf of WCVA for the third sector in
Wales. It has been developed based on insight gathered from young
people and youth volunteering stakeholders in Wales.

What is the charter for?
This set of principles is intended to help improve the practice of
organisations that already involve young people in social action or
volunteering, and those that are working towards improving the
diversity of their organisation by involving younger people.

The Charter also provides a helpful guide to what organisations
can reasonably expect from the young people that get
involved.

It is anticipated that organisations that agree to embed the
charter’s commitments will use the charter to demonstrate to
current and prospective young people that they are champions of
positive practice in their approach to youth social action and
volunteering.

WCVA Chief Executive, Ruth
Marks:‘Energy, enthusiasm and commitment are always present when
young people volunteer – this Charter makes some great commitments
and I hope it will encourage more social action.’

Gillian Smith, Deputy Chief Executive of Step Up To
Serve:‘This Youth Volunteering and Social Action Charter will help
young people to identify the organisations across Wales that offer
great opportunities and place young people at the heart of their
decision making.

‘The #iwill campaign is proud to see so many high-quality
opportunities for young people in Wales and a steady growth year on
year. We are delighted during #iwill Week, to be able to
celebrate the work done with young people, by WCVA and their
partners, to develop this charter.’